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Answer the following questions in 3-4 complete sentences (5 points each).


1: Why did Russia have such a difficult time fighting in WWI? How did this lead to a revolution? (5 Points)

2: Explain the “war guilt” clause in the Treaty of Versailles. Do you think it was fair? Why? Why not? (5 Points)

Answer 1

1. Russian heavy industry was not large enough to equip the massive armies that the Tsar could raise, and its reserves of munitions were small. While the German army in 1914 was better equipped than any other man for man, the Russian army was severely short on artillery pieces, shells, motorized transports, and boots.

2. The treaty's so-called “war guilt” clause forced Germany and other Central Powers to take all the blame for World War I. This meant a loss of territories, reduction in military forces, and reparation payments to Allied powers.

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